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two of those senators, one from montana also happens to be the co chair of the payroll tax subcommittee. it matters big time, because what they can do is attach the key stone pipeline legislation to must-pass legislation with the payroll tax. the republicans want him to do that. baucus is in favor of this. the democrats will be really upset if he goes it alone. he's been called mat baucus, the one man caucus. joan hogan the north dakota senator taken money from the energy industry. john horner of texas many taking none less than $400,000. >> there are jobs in montana. the governor of montana wants this, they want the jobs there. they're not paying a lot of attention. we're going to speaking to some people who are may go more attention to the environmental impact of this. there's a watchdog group called oil change international. we're joined today by steve increase man and by a rancher. i ewe up in new york city. gentlemen, thanks for being on "the young turks." >> thanks for having us. >> thank you. >> benjamin, i want to talk about the ranching. what is it about this pipeline and how w
two of those senators, one from montana also happens to be the co chair of the payroll tax subcommittee. it matters big time, because what they can do is attach the key stone pipeline legislation to must-pass legislation with the payroll tax. the republicans want him to do that. baucus is in favor of this. the democrats will be really upset if he goes it alone. he's been called mat baucus, the one man caucus. joan hogan the north dakota senator taken money from the energy industry. john horner...
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caucus over the fiscal cliff debt ceiling taxing to be a walk in the park on sunday. while on a state level the g.o.p. extremists can't get out of the way from their own radicalism in virginia ken cucinelli or c uch has he is known. he writes, quote creating government dependency is the typical method of operation for big government statists. also to put a cher on on top of the dysfunction, the mississippi legislature has created a new law. an idea as archaic as it is unconstitutional. joining me now is rick unger whose piece we just quoted. thankthank you for being here. >> always a pleasure. >> always a pleasure having you. will it be an effective wedge to break open the g.o.p. they tried it in the 47% class it didn't work but now they're able to split the party. >> i think the democrats will have nothing to do with it. the republicans will do this all on which are own with an exist from the tea party. >> how so? >> this is a perfect setup for what was inevitable, and this is going to be the great shoot out at the o.k. corral. assume that this bill makes it to the s
caucus over the fiscal cliff debt ceiling taxing to be a walk in the park on sunday. while on a state level the g.o.p. extremists can't get out of the way from their own radicalism in virginia ken cucinelli or c uch has he is known. he writes, quote creating government dependency is the typical method of operation for big government statists. also to put a cher on on top of the dysfunction, the mississippi legislature has created a new law. an idea as archaic as it is unconstitutional. joining...
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be put in jeopardy because folks in washington could not come together to eliminate special interest tax loopholes. >> jennifer: he's urging congress to pass a short-term budget that would delay the deep budget cuts known as sequestration. those are going to take affect next month. the president's plan would include spending cuts and increases in revenue, a balanced approach. in a statement house speaker responded to the proposal saying we believe there is a better way to reduce the deficit. the president's sequester should be replaced with spending cuts and reforms. that will start us on the path to balancing the budget in ten years. there is no balance in terms of revenue. the question is are congress and the white house headed for yet another big showdown. to come to us from washington to answer that question is karen bass from california. thank you for coming to the war room. >> thank you for having me again. >> jennifer: you bet. so the republicans are saying that obama's plan as he announced today are dead on arrival. are they serious? is this just posturing before they reach a dea
be put in jeopardy because folks in washington could not come together to eliminate special interest tax loopholes. >> jennifer: he's urging congress to pass a short-term budget that would delay the deep budget cuts known as sequestration. those are going to take affect next month. the president's plan would include spending cuts and increases in revenue, a balanced approach. in a statement house speaker responded to the proposal saying we believe there is a better way to reduce the...
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more people paying taxes. you know, that's just good stuff when people are paying taxes. folks are getting educated in america. they are serving in our armed services. they are making our country better and brighter and safer blah, blah, blah, blah, blah blah. why do we need immigration reform? why? it's so important and we will take calls on that too. give us a call on that. taking calls on chuck hagle. twitter is abuzz about chuck. what do you think about this whole immigration stuff? >> it's time to get it done because republicans have finally, gotten on board. i think it's a shame, the time that they deem it's time to get it done. the time to really do it was five years ago. i mean a long time ago. but it's pretty from the parent that republicans realize they have got to get on board because they got their asses handed to them in the last election. the fact that now everybody wants to come to the table and participate, i think it's sad, and i think that it's worth pointing out that that's the reason they want to come to the table. i hope that that doesn't get lost in
more people paying taxes. you know, that's just good stuff when people are paying taxes. folks are getting educated in america. they are serving in our armed services. they are making our country better and brighter and safer blah, blah, blah, blah, blah blah. why do we need immigration reform? why? it's so important and we will take calls on that too. give us a call on that. taking calls on chuck hagle. twitter is abuzz about chuck. what do you think about this whole immigration stuff?...
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the vast majority of these immigrants are paying taxes. so if -- if the back tax provision shouldn't impact the vast majority of them. it details how much of a penalty there is going to be even if there is going to be one, beyond the back taxes, but i don't think it's unreasonable to request that. because they did sort of break the law. and so nobody out -- immigration reformers aren't going to get hung up over that. because if this is a way for us to improve their lives then that is a small price to pay. >> john: markos moulitsas of day dailycros. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> john: we'll be right back after the break. ♪ question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how
the vast majority of these immigrants are paying taxes. so if -- if the back tax provision shouldn't impact the vast majority of them. it details how much of a penalty there is going to be even if there is going to be one, beyond the back taxes, but i don't think it's unreasonable to request that. because they did sort of break the law. and so nobody out -- immigration reformers aren't going to get hung up over that. because if this is a way for us to improve their lives then that is a small...
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but obviously you know, tax breaks for oil companies hedge fund carried interest. all of these loopholes that mitt romney said he was open to closing. they've got to be part of this discussion. and there are smart changes in terms of medicare savings which don't affect benefits and age of eligibility and all of that that can easily get dealt with and by the way the word "afghanistan" after 2014, if you close the door on combat troops with a measure, cbo will tell us that creates huge savings. this is so avoidable. it is just -- shocking. we're 20 days away. >> bill: so with sequestration, what are the options? can congress just cancel? >> they could. >> bill: we were just kidding? >> well, yes. what i would say is that when vice president biden negotiated the fiscal cliff and came and spoke to the caucus, he actually, at the time of the negotiations, said okay, we're passing a measure $700 billion in new revenue over the next ten years, let's turn off sequestration for a year or two and we could sort of finish it all off. the republican position was basically to tr
but obviously you know, tax breaks for oil companies hedge fund carried interest. all of these loopholes that mitt romney said he was open to closing. they've got to be part of this discussion. and there are smart changes in terms of medicare savings which don't affect benefits and age of eligibility and all of that that can easily get dealt with and by the way the word "afghanistan" after 2014, if you close the door on combat troops with a measure, cbo will tell us that creates huge...
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obama is calling on congress as bill mentioned earlier, to quickly pass a package of spending cuts and tax increases in an effort to head off a new round of military cuts kicking in march 1st. the president wants congress to delay those cuts for at least another few months while republicans are so far dismissing his appeals for new revenue. more bill is up next. [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: president obama says the sequester is looming. congress better get busy and fix the damn thing. hello, everybody. what do you say? it is wednesday, wednesday, february 6th. this is the full court press on your local t.v. your progressive talk radio station and on sirius xm. thank you for joining us on a brings news day. lots of big stories particularly here in washington yesterday. most of the talk was about the department of justice white paper on drones which where we started our show yesterday. we were the first ones to talk about it. it dominated the news and the white house briefing. we will talk about that. the
obama is calling on congress as bill mentioned earlier, to quickly pass a package of spending cuts and tax increases in an effort to head off a new round of military cuts kicking in march 1st. the president wants congress to delay those cuts for at least another few months while republicans are so far dismissing his appeals for new revenue. more bill is up next. [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >>...